Cedric Williams, a 1993 graduate of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, received my BSBA degree in Computer Information System Qualitative. I am originally from a small town in south Arkansas called Stephens.
I am in my 4th year of my 1st term as Mayor of Forrest City Arkansas
I have been employed with State Farm Insurance for 27 years. My current position is State Farm Insurance Agent in Forrest City Arkansas.
In my first year as a State Farm Agent, my agency accomplished the following
- #17 final ranking of Top 100 New agents in country out 1100 new agents
- Ambassador Travel Qualifier after 1st 4 months of agency
- South Central Vice Presidents Club Qualifier
My prior State Farm Experience includes the following positions which I held in the Pine Bluff and Little Rock Area
- State Farm Agent – Forrest City 9 years
- Agency Field Specialist 2 years
- Claim Support Services Supervisor 1 year
- Fire Field Rep 9 years
- Fire National Catastrophe Team 3 years
- Auto Combo Rep for Field Office 3 years
Listed below are some of my self-development accomplishments.
- Initial recipient of Dr. Margaret Clark, Dr Gordon Morgan Living Legacy award
- Calvin King Economic Development Award Recipient
- Award of Appreciation for Panelist for Public Program Alpha Phi Alpha
- Obtained CPCU designation ( Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter )
- Obtained AIM designation ( Associate in Management)
- Obtained AIC designation ( Associate in Claims )
- Obtained AIS designation ( Associate in Insurance Services )
- Obtained CTM designation ( Certified Toastmaster )
- Obtained ATM-Bronze designation ( Advanced Toastmaster )
I take community involvement to heart as the following is a sample of my community activities.
- Board of Directors Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation
- Arkansas Alumni Association Board
- Board of Directors ARISA Health
- Board of Directors East Arkansas Planning District
- Board of Directors East Arkansas Solid Waste district
- Board of Directors EACC Adult Literacy Advisory Board
- Board of Directors Forrest City Area Chamber of Commence
- Co-director of 22nd Annual Rumble on the Ridge Basketball Tournament
- Board of Directors Forrest City Arkansas Rotary Club
- Membership Chair Forrest City Arkansas Lions Club
- Forrest City High School Mustang Booster Club President
- Deacon Beth Salem Baptist Church
- Board Member Mid-South Health Systems
- Arkansas State Farm Agent (ARSFA) PAC Board Member
- Former Arkansas District Parliamentarian for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Member – Theta Tau Lambda graduate chapter
- St. John Masonic Lodge 456 member
- NAACP member
- District Leadership Academy of Rotary Club
- Former District Retention Chairperson for Boy Scouts Quapaw Area
- Former Board of Directors for the Black Alumni Society of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
- Chairperson for 2009 U of A Black Alumni Society Reunion